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Its here! I took a can out of the box, filled it with water, and did a perfect can in about the same time it took to type this.
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Finally got around to my first real canning session. I canned up variety packs for friends and an NEIPA "for science" to get an idea how decent my process is--I'll open 1 a week for the next 6 weeks. This was also my first time using the Blichmann beer gun, previously I used a Last Straw which works great, but dispenses upon pushing down on the tip which was a little tricky in a can with a domed bottom. I messed one can of my Tangerine Wheat up. Had to deal with that immediately.
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How’d your process go? IPA’s are my big reason for canning and I’d like to nail down a process that minimizes this and allows the cans to last.
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Seems like its working well. That NEIPA was good all 6 weeks though hard to tell how much it changed from week one to week 6. My second run I did about 48 cans. I had a few failures where I think the rim of the can was dinged. Think that's either failure to inspect, or I'm dinging them somewhere in the process. They usually pass a squeeze test so I just gave them to a friend and suggested consuming them within a week.
I'm seriously considering asking Santa for a Duofiller and I just ordered the new splash shield. Been using a towel prevent spray which worked too but hopefully the shield will be less messy.
I'm seriously considering asking Santa for a Duofiller and I just ordered the new splash shield. Been using a towel prevent spray which worked too but hopefully the shield will be less messy.
I just ordered the new Oktober BenchMK drill powered one.. super anxious to try this baby out! Are you guys using a counter flow filler for cans? I have a spare CO2 line I can purge cans with and wasn't sure how needed those would be.
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I use my Blichmann beer gun. My process is exactly the same way I do bottles. I've had zero indacations of any oxidation. I've got a year old barely wine that is spectacular. The cans have seem to have held the carbonation better then the year old bottles.
I don't have a beer gun personally, but a local buddy does that I'm sure I can borrow.
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I found mine here in classified forum. Cost me around $40 bucks it has been worth every penny. Bottling/canning is no longer a large pain in the a$$. Just a small pain in the a$$ but worth it.
I’ve been using the Oktober SL1 for a couple of months now using either the Blichmann Beer Gun for filling off the keg or can-conditioning. No detectable oxygen issues so far, even for a NEIPA canning. A good video to watch is (Bryan Rabe) in which he shows his entire canning process. In general, I find the process about the same as bottling.
Can conditioning is fun since you can squeeze the can to detect how the carbonation is coming along. I apply the usual carbonation charts to add sugar and leave about ½ inch (~ 12 mm) headspace. I’ve been canning Saison to 3.0 volumes without any issues.
Check with your local brewery for empty cans/lids, I’ve been able to source at their cost which brings the $ per can way down.
Can conditioning is fun since you can squeeze the can to detect how the carbonation is coming along. I apply the usual carbonation charts to add sugar and leave about ½ inch (~ 12 mm) headspace. I’ve been canning Saison to 3.0 volumes without any issues.
Check with your local brewery for empty cans/lids, I’ve been able to source at their cost which brings the $ per can way down.
